Gael García Bernal

Actor / Producer / Writer

Birthdate – November 30, 1978 (46 Years Old)

Birthplace – Guadalajara, Mexico

Gael García Bernal was born in Guadalajara to Patricia Bernal, an actress/model & José Ángel García, an actor/director. His stepfather’s cinematographer Sergio Yazbek. He began his acting career as a child, working w/ his parents in a variety of plays. At 14, he starred in a soap opera called El abuelo y yo (1992). He appeared in film school exercises and short films, including De tripas, corazón (1996), which was directed by Antonio Urrutia & nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film. He also starred in El ojo en la nuca (2001), a short film directed by Rodrigo Plá. He studied acting at the Central School of Speech & Drama in London. Amores Perros (2000) was his first major feature film, followed by And Your Mother Too (2001), directed by Alfonso Cuarón & filmed by Emmanuel Lubezki.

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Filmography

Old

Guy (2021)

Ema

Gastón (2021)

Coco

Héctor (2017)

Museo

Juan Nuñez (2018)

The King

Elvis (2018)

Letters to Juliet

Victor (2010)